Gaming The System
One of my goals this year is to shoot the 25 round IDPA Classifier at Master level or better. It’s a daunting task, because it’s going to require me to hone a good number of skills, such as drawing from…
Minimal Viable Armory
For some reason as of late, I've been doling out advice to friends and neighbors about what gun(s) they should buy. It goes with the territory I guess (I do, after all, work for the NRA), so I thought I’d…
Stats And Violence
I’ve been thinking a bit about what my students actually need to know in order to live safe, happy, productive, quietly armed lives. This means understanding just what kind of threats are out there, what are the odds of them…
Turning Your Pistol Into An IPhone
Remember 35mm cameras? The ones that shot actual film that needed developing before you could see your pictures? I realize that right now, some of my photographer friends are saying “Remember 35mm cameras? I shoot with one all the time!,”…
Stuff You Need To Know
I recently did a list of "must know" trainers and resources for some people who wanted to get serious about training, and I thought I'd share it with you. First off, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my site,…
Weighing The Odds
I’m working on a curriculum for a low-light class (more on that at a later date), and I’m reviewing some of the flashlight techniques I’ve learned. One thing a lot of the more advanced techniques have in common is modifying…
Looking Forward To This One
Claude Werner has been a big influence on me, but shockingly, I've never had a class with him. Well, until this June, that is, as I'll be attending his one-day revolver class at the Complete Combatant's range in Georgia. Really…
The Process Is The Plan
One of the perks of my job is that I get to read and edit the content for Shooting illustrated before the rest of you get to read it. In reading Steve Tarani’s post for this week, I realized what…
The Next Steps
I have a confession to make. For the last, oh, five years or so, my goal hasn't been to get better with a pistol. Rather, it's been to be keep myself in the middle of the third column on John…